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. 2022 Jun 17:293–333. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99277-0.00007-3

Table 20.5.

Pandemic threat management priorities and objectives.

Hazards threat Management priorities Objectives
COVID-19 Pandemic Response, recovery, and rehabilitation
  • 1.

    To ensure the safety of responders and general public and prevent panic by systematically integrating expert knowledge and lessons learned from past disasters into response, recovery, and rehabilitation planning.

  • 2.

    To limit spread of COVID-19 and enhance the extent of gathering information about lives lost, person under monitoring (PUM), person under investigation (PUI), confirmed cases, and lockdown of businesses and its impact on city economy.

  • 3.

    To assess the resources and restore livelihood and economic productivity of the city, e.g., Service, industry, MSMEs, agriculture sectors, etc.

  • 4.

    Integrate disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (CCA) in public health system.

  • 5.

    To ensure proper medical waste management and management of dead bodies.

  • 6.

    To maintain the continuity of operations of public and private sectors activities and robust the public–private partnership for COVID-19 interventions.